A SoBe Go-To for Thai Food and Gin

Enter Khong River House, the highly anticipated Thai spot from the owners of Yardbird (and
permanent residence to some fine, fine pork buns), opening Monday in South Beach.

Basically, you’re walking into what looks like an old Thai farmhouse (minus the odd rhesus monkey... sad,
we know)—rough-hewn wooden chairs, grass-thatched walls, hanging
bird cages and woven banquettes where you and any number of dates (up to three, in fact) can clink your
glasses over bowls of sticky rice.

So this is a fourth-date spot. You know, casual... but challenging. Safe... but not too safe. You’ll want
to opt out of a private table (trust us) and take a banquette that’s set in the middle of the action.
Here, you can get lost in the Thai-ness of it all and dig into a charcoal-roasted guinea hen prepared by a
former Nobu chef (we assume you’re familiar with his work). Also, those aforementioned doughy pork
buns—go ahead, consider them a side dish.

And afterward, head up a staircase lined in vintage-y license plates for a sloe gin fizz nightcap at the
bar.